Eight Random Things

I’ve been tagged by Kevin Sorenson in the eight random things meme, wherein I am obliged to list eight random things about myself. Here we go; let’s see what I can come up with.

1. This is the first day there has been no snow in my back yard. Tomorrow, I’m going get out there and scoop a winter’s worth of dog doo. Right now there’s a robin hopping around in the garden.
   
2. I was born in Tennesee, in a doctor’s office/hospital in an apartment up above a store.
   
3. I have four children. My longest labour was 6 1/2 hours, and that wasn’t my first child. My shortest? 45 minutes. I yelled at my husband during my first labour because he wanted to stop and have breakfast on the way to the hospital. He’d learned in the prenatal class about how long first labours take, so he wanted to fortify himself with bacon, eggs, toast and hashbrowns. Let’s just say that it’s a good thing he didn’t stop to eat.
   
4. I took a speed reading class and did very well, reading at breakneck speed with 80-90% comprehension. As soon as the class was over, I went back to reading very slowly, because 80-90% comprehension isn’t good enough.
5. I really like liver and onions. Head cheese, too. And I’m probably one of the few people who is saddened by the fact that it’s no longer considered safe to fry up calf’s brains for breakfast.
6. On the other hand, I’m not a big fan of cheese cake or potato chips. I suppose that’s not really random, because it’s connected to the item before, but tough cookies. (I do like cookies.)
7. If you peeked under my bed right now, you would find a whole lot of dust bunnies and a few socks without mates. Cleaning under my bed is on my list, right after poop scooping in the backyard.
   
8. What am I reading for fun right now? The Chicago Manual of Style. The only problem is that it’s a little heavy to carry around in my purse.

Woo-hoo! I came up with eight things. All I can say is that it’s a good thing it wasn’t the 100 things meme. Nobody needs to know what’s under my fridge.

Comments

[Kevin Sorensen]

Rebecca,

Thanks for doing the meme (is that Meem or Me-Me or Mem -ay? and does it really matter). I may have come as a surprise, but I read your blog whenever you make an entry (at least the RSS feeder puts it up there for me. Can't remember how I first came across your site, but I really enjoy the personal entries. I think I'd love living up north... I love snow, massive amounts of snow (the piles of dog doo I could do without, but that's another story). Anyway, thanks for the response to the tag. Fascinating stuff (calf brains? You've gotta be kiddin' me!)

[Ellen B.]

My husband likes liver and onions, too. The texture gets to me and makes me gag...TMI? Wow snow just disappeared, dog stuff to pick up, that's another thing that makes me gag (not the snow)
Blessings!